![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-1200x800.jpg)
![In celebration of winning his second straight state title in the 215 weight class, junior Carter Brown backflips before leaving the mat. Brown won his bout against junior Kobe Rhymes of North Kansas City High School by fall in just 41 seconds. "Carter does what Carter does. We expect [success] out of him and his goals are bigger than the state championship," coach Sam Ritchie said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_2784-1200x800.jpg)
The first race of the Lancers’ Jan. 26 meet against Parkway South set the tone for the night’s competition. The meet began with the 200 medley relay, where the Lancers edged out the Patriots by a mere 0.07 seconds with a time of 1:59:26.
There were many close races, earning Parkway South a total of 82 points despite the fact that they won only three events in the meet.
The final score was 104-82, with the Lady Lancers coming out on top in 10 0f the 13 events. However, the Lancer’s most historically successful event, the 400 free relay was taken by Parkway South with a time of 3:49:79.
The one event that was decisively won was diving. Senior Alyssa Shaw, sophomore Kelly Shaw and freshman Sophie Gebauer took first, second and third in the event, respectively.
